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Last time the new Tata was mentioned here, there was quite a few who declared they wouldnt buy it because it was Indian and the same has happened when Chinese makes were discussed. Its a shame people think like that, but they do.
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I'm old enough to remember prejudice against Japanese and German Imports. If the Tata is any good the British will buy it. They never let their prejudices get in the way of a bargain!
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royal enfield motorcycles were imported into the UK in the late 70s and early 80s , they have been made in india since 1955 (RE UK shut down in 1967) , the quality was so bad that they could not be sold
Brevenarr , then eversham m/cycles both tried telling RE india about the faults , eventually Watsonion squires (sidecar people) , got thru to them in about 2000 , result: they are now built as we want them , and are selling
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It's not as if there aren't precedents for Indian cars over here.
Fiat have been importing engines over from there for a while now, used in a variety of cars without major complaint. Likewise various Suzukis and Hyundais, all highly regarded for build. Even Tata's Indica (CityRover) has proven itself to be durable from the examples that made it over.
See no issue with Indian product to be honest. Some of the Chinese stuff though, not sure. Different culture, lots of small companies. Once they have a car analogue to Haier in the white goods department we may have a go.
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Perhaps they'll go down the same route the Japanese manufacturers did in the 60s/70s to enter the UK - better quality/more reliable than what is already on offer from other manufacturers. If they do this, people will definitely be interested in buying them as long as they can prove they are reliable cars and better value than Ford, Vauxhall, etc.
Even Tata's Indica (CityRover) has proven itself to be durable from the examples that made it over.
Ho ho ho?
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<>> Even Tata's Indica (CityRover) has proven itself to be durable from the examples thatmade it over.
Ho ho ho?>
but the bad workmanship , was the guy in longridge fitting the rover badges
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It would be nice to hear the putter-putter of 2-cylinder engines on our streets again!
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> Ho ho ho?
Not really -- the cars were fundamentally sound.
Fit and finish was carp but that's a specification issue.
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Perhaps not many Japanese cars are seen in France and Italy because these countries are happy with the 'local' product?
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Having been to India numerous times and driven Tata's over there I agree with primera driver. The cars in India are robust, dependable, mechanically simple and generally built to cope with the demands of Indian roads. The fit and finish of the interior as well as other bits was not up to what we would expect in Europe and this is something that Tata will need to work on to ensure that they will shift stuff over here.
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>The fit and finish of the interior as well as other bits was not up to what we would expect in Europe..
I don't think they'll have any problems with interior quality. The interior of the new Tata XJ is stunning ;-)
Kevin...
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I would have to agree with the Tata non-lovers. There are apparently 55,000 high pressure fuel pumps on back order for Land Rover Disco 3s in the UK after a recall and even if a vehicle under warranty is forced off the road because of this fault, my local dealer tells me there's no money available from the manufacturer to provide replacement hire cars. Dealers have also been told only to undertake fixes for known faults only when the drivers bring them to their attention. It's no way to run a business.
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